<description>Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.</description>

Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.

Religion as social control

<description>Transcript -- Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.</description>

Transcript -- Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.

Transcript -- Religion as social control

<description>Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.</description>

Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.

Religion as ritual

<description>Transcript -- Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.</description>

Transcript -- Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.

Transcript -- Religion as ritual

<description>Why do so many people picture God as a man? JJ Bachofen suggested there was once a time when it was the Goddess, not God that people turned to for religious guidance.</description>

Why do so many people picture God as a man? JJ Bachofen suggested there was once a time when it was the Goddess, not God that people turned to for religious guidance.

Religion as a mother

Ever wondered why Karl Marx thought religion was like Opium - or whether religion is possible without a god? Voiced by David Mitchell, this series of four 60 second animations examines different ways that religion has been viewed by non-religious thinkers. As well as Marx and Dawkins, religion is put under the microscope by thinkers Auguste Comte and JJ Bachoffen.

60-Second Adventures in Religion - for iPad/Mac/PC

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